The oboe's a horn made of wood. I'd play you a tune if I could, But the reeds are a pain, And… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
Maybe I couldn't be dafter, But I keep wondering if this time we settle our differences before a war instead of after. — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
Dogs display reluctance and wrath If you try to give them a bath. They bury bones in hideaways And half the time… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
The more you earn, the less you keep, And now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
The moral is that it is probably better not to sin at all, but if some kind of sin you must be… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
The Pig, if I am not mistaken, Supplies us sausage, ham, and Bacon. Let others say his heart is big, I think… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
If you are really Master of your Fate, it shouldn't make any difference to you whether Cleopatra or the Bearded Lady is… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
A lady wants to be dressed exactly like everybody else but she gets pretty up- set if she sees anybody else dressed… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
A bird in the open never looks Like its picture in the birdie books - Or if it once did, it has… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
The only incurable troubles of the rich are the troubles that money can't cure, Which is a kind of trouble that is… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
You can take it as understood, That your luck changes only if it's good. — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
The doctor gets you when you're born, The preacher, when you marry, And the lawyer lurks with costly clerks If too much… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
I drink because she nags, she said I nag because he drinks. But if the truth be known to you, He's a… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
There is one fault that I must find With the twentieth century. And I'll put it in a couple of words; Too… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
So I hope husbands and wives will continue to debate and combat Over everything debatable and combatable Because I believe a little… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
Abracadabra, thus we learn The more you create, the less you earn. The less you earn, the more you're given, The less… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
One would be in less danger From the wiles of the stranger If one's own kin and kith Were more fun to… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
The sky is now indelible ink, The branches reft asunder; But you and I we do not shrink; We love the lovely thunder. — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
“Love is a word that is constantly heard, Hate is a word that is not. Love, I am told, is more precious that gold.… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
A husband is a guy who tells you when you've got on too much lipstick and helps you with your girdle when your hips… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other never forgets them. — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
“Senescence begins And middle-age ends The day your descendants Outnumber your friends” — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
I don't mind their having a lot of money, and I don't care how they employ it, but I do think that they damn… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
To maintain your marriage brimming, with really like in the wedding cup, anytime you are incorrect, admit it each time you're proper, shut up. — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
